Metallic tie.



B S. RUPP & J. W. JOHNSON.

. METALLIC TIE.

APPLIOATION FILED MAY 19, 1911. RENEWED MAY 7, 1912.

1,028,791 Patented June 4,1912.

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. B. s. RUPP & J. W. JOHNSON.

METALLIG TIE.

APPLIOATION'IIL ED MAY 19, 1911. RENEWED MAY 7, 1912.

'Patented June 4,1912.

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mm) STATES PATENT OFFICE.

BURTON S. RUPP AND JESSE W. JOHNSON, OF SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, ASSIGNORS TO UNIVERSAL METALLIC TIE COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF UTAH.

METALLIC TIE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 4, 1912.

Application filed May 19, 1911, Serial No. 628,318. Renewed May 7, 1912. Serial No. 695,802.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, BURTON S. Burr and Jnssn WV. J oHNsoN, citizens of the United States, residing at Salt Lake City, in the county of Salt Lake and State of Utah, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Metallic Ties, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to railway ties and more particularly to a metallic railway tie, the object of the invent-ion being to provide a structure of this character that may be very economically manufactured, that Will serve all of the purposes of the ordinary tie, but will not be subjected to decay as is the usual wooden tie.

Further objects and advantages of the invention will be set forth in the detailed description which now follows.

In the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 is a side elevation of one end of a tie, constructed in accordance with the invention with the rail in section, Fig. 2 is an end view of the tie shown in Fig. 1, Fig. 3 is an end view of a tie illustrating a modified form of the device, and Fig. 4 is a detail view of one of the clips shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

Like numerals designate corresponding parts in all of the figures of the drawing.

Referring to the drawing, and more particularly to Figs. 1, 2 and 4, the numeral 5 designates a metallic tie of channel or U- form, its upper terminal edges being outturned to form horizontal flanges 6. Reinforcing bars 7 extend along the undersides of these flanges and bolts 8 pass through the bars 7, through said flanges and through clips 9, the ends of said clips being upwardly inclined to adapt them to take over the base flangeslO of rails 11.

The structure shown in Fig. 3 is substantially the same as that shown in Figs. 1 and 2 except that clip plates 9 of such length as to extend entirely across the upper face of the tie are employed in the place of the clips 9. In this case, the tie has been designated 5, the horizontal flanges, 6 the reinforcing bars, 7 and the bolts, 8

Nuts 12 are threaded upon the upper ends of the bolts in the form shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the corresponding nuts being designated 12 in Fig. 3. Elongated or oval openings 14 are formed in the clips 9 through which the bolts 8 pass as hereinbefore set forth, this structure permitting a limited adjustment of the clips toward and from the base flanges of the rails.

A substitute for the usual wooden tie has long been sought by reason. of the increasing cost of wooden ties and because of the rapidity with which they rot away. It has been proposed to use concrete ties, but experiments with this have shown that a cer tain degree of yield or resiliency is absolutely necessary, otherwise trains running at a high rate of speed are likely to leave the rails. The tie herein shown and described being of open top, channel form, gives this desired resiliency.

While the elements shown and described are well adapted to serve the purposes for which they are intended, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the desired construction set forth, but includes within its purview such changes as may be made Within the scope of the appended claim.

Having described our invention, what we claim is: I

A tie of the character described, comprising a body portion of channel form having its upper edges out-turned to form horizontal flanges, and means for securing a rail to said flanges, said means comprising clips seated upon said flanges and having portions that take over the base flanges of the rail, reinforcing bars extending along the undersides of said flanges, and separate bolts.

passing through said reinforcing bars, said flanges and said clips, said clips being of sufficient length to extend from one of said flanges to the other and overlying the base flanges of the rail throughout their length, said clips serving to tie the opposite edges of the tie together, said reinforcing bars being of such length as to extend from the fastening bolt of one clip to the fastening bolt of an opposed clip.

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

- BURTON S. RUPP.

JESSE W. JOHNSON. Witnesses:

VIOLA LINDEBERG, Lno E. Pnnnosn.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G. 

